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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Formed in relief by beating a metal plate from the back - leaving the impression on the face






2. Application of potassium sulphide






3. Renowned for paintings and prints






4. Where the revolving door was fully developed






5. Which emphasized the artist's free expression of emotion - flourished in Germany in the year immediately prior to the outbreak of World War I. Georges Rouault (1871-1958) - a French painter - is regarded as this type of painter. Portrayal of reality






6. A coarse - inexpensive - woven fabric; often used for making grain sacks






7. A plain woven lightweight - extremely sheer - airy - and soft silk fabric - containing highly twisted filament yarns. The fabric - used mainly in evening dresses and scarves - can also be made from rayon and other manufactured fibers






8. Technique of ornamenting in which small grains of metal - usually gold - are soldered to a flat surface






9. Italian 'light-dark'. The gradation of light and dark values in two-dimensional imagery; especially the illusion of rounded - three-dimensional form created through gradations of light and shade rather than line.






10. An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing - An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing






11. Creates blue dye






12. Term used to describe the many degrees of shading between black and white






13. In lithography - a waxy substance used to draw or paint images on a lithographic stone or plate






14. Wrought iron - hammered copper - painted tin NOT pewter






15. An Italian movement begun shortly before and during WWI. It depicted dynamic movement and stressed the violence and speed of the Machine Age. They advocated revolution and glorified war.(Balla - Severini - Boccioni)






16. Pottery that has been fired but not yet glazed.






17. Network Interface Card; the device that enables a workstation to connect to the network and communicate with other computers.






18. Watercolor with inert white pigment mixed in. Inert pigment is pigment that becomes colorless or virtually colorless paint. In gouache - it serves to make the color opaque - which means it is used at full length - watercolor mixed with a high concent






19. Spanish founder of cubism; made Les Demoiselles d'Avignon to seek to create a new visual reality and provoke revolutionary upheaval; his figures are broken into large - flat planes with dislocated body parts; used African masks; very non-Western; Gue






20. Joining small pieces of metal together using molten metal - bonding metals and alloys that melt at temperatures below 840






21. Embroidery done in cross-stitch on fine single net






22. Yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof






23. The dimension of color that is determined by the wavelength of light; what we know as the color names blue - green - and so forth.






24. Incised engraving - the process of printing from engraved plates - a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate - ex: the plate is smeared with ink and Then wiped clean. The ink left in the recesses is what makes the print.






25. Printmaking where the design is scratched into the steel plate with a hard - steel tool






26. French painter who was an early cubist (1881-1955) - Influences include hard sharp precision of a machine age






27. Technique of shading using dots to control value






28. Produces a red dye - the chemical name for rust






29. Method of painting in which the colors are mixed with egg yolk or other substances - instead of oil






30. Made possible by the contrariety between grease and water - printing produced through the use of ink on a flat surface (e.g. - stone or metal - A print produced by a printing process in which a smooth surface is treated so that the ink will adhere on






31. A decorative design made of one material sewn over another






32. A simple printmaking technique in which ink or paint is appleid to a metal or plastic plate - worked with various tools - and then printed onto paper using a press - roller - or other pressure.






33. A solid screen - covered with icons - at the front of the church - dividing the sanctuary from the body of the building.






34. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






35. Fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure - Fusing two pieces of material using a heat process; most commonly used with metal and plastics






36. Something that supports a sculpture






37. A print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil






38. Date: 1839-1906 Important: Painted Mount Saint Victoire in Aix en- Provence over 60 times. Each painting is different b/c of angle and light -Trust your own eyes - and fanatic for the truth -Light- vibrations of color-Like an impressionist- heavy han






39. To raise a relief design on the surface of paper through pressure-raised paper to form image - with or without ink printed






40. Journalist who questioned the policies of the governor of New York in the 1700's. He was jailed; he sued - and this court case was the basis for our freedom of speech and press. He was found not guilty.






41. Printing process in which the printing plate that has raised that is rolled with ink to print.






42. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






43. An enameling technique in which thin wire partitions-cloisons-are filled with enamel. It is an art form practiced in ancient Byzantium






44. Pale green






45. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






46. Enameling technique - used more gold and less color than cloisonne. Starts with thick gold piece - cut tiny troughs wherever want color to be - gold is most prominent in end - rarely has patterns engraved.






47. A plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder - which in turn transfers it to the paper






48. Process of smoothing metal surface witha flat or slightly round-faced hammer






49. A coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue - stiff-finished cotton or linen used for linings of garments






50. Paintings with the emphasis on inner emotions - sensations - or ideas rather than actual appearances